Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 Released

Microsoft have released Service pack 2 for Windows Vista without much noise. Unlike Windows 7 Beta download, it is not required to log in to Microsoft site to download the service pack. The service pack is currently available in 5 languages which includes English,French, German, Japanese and Spanish. Windows server 2008 SP2 is also available along with Vista SP2 as a single standalone installer.

The download links are given below:

1) Windows Server 2008 x86/x64/ia64 and Windows Vista x86/x64: ISO image

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=0A3D7A63-46AF-4E04-AC8C-91B8BC476450&displaylang=en

2) For Windows Server 2008 (x86) and Windows Vista (x86): 32-bit version

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=DCA54ECC-362A-4B4D-B62B-22780E839A7E&displaylang=en

3) Windows Server 2008 (x64) and Windows Vista (x64): 64-bit version

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=361D0CA3-4B2C-4F1C-8B3E-DE376FDB1DE8&displaylang=en

4) Windows Server 2008 IA64: IA64 version

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9E77AE84-BB5A-4A3F-A481-68826B34C893&displaylang=en

This is just the first release of Vista Service pack 2 and the final release is expected in the second quarter of 2009.

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